A plant signaling gene has been identified as a promising target for breeding cereal crops to produce a steeper, narrower ...

You walk through a field of wheat, ryegrass, or clover and notice the sway of stems and leaves. What you cannot see is where most of the action happens. Beneath the soil surface, roots spread, compete ...

Tree roots do not wait decades to cause trouble for your septic line. Given moisture, nutrients, and even a small opening, they can invade pipes in just a few growing seasons and quietly set up the ...

LARAMIE – The specific traits of a plant’s roots determine the climatic conditions under which a particular plant prevails. A new study led by the University of Wyoming sheds light on this ...